Getting your eyes replaced

I'm blind in my left eye, fuck yeah I'd replace em.

I'd like to have 20-20 vision again, so probably yes (if the risk of it getting botched and me being completely blinded wasn't too high).

Honestly, I'd use this hypothetical service to replace livers, so thus I could drink with reckless abandon.

@MCE

What kind of cravings and which organs would come with which cravings?

^ Well, anything involved in digestion would probably give you cravings for blood and raw meat. Or maybe grass, bark or maggots, its a gamble.

Unless your new liver rendered you immune to alcohol, you would just end up fat and very sober. Course it could do the opposite.

edited 26th Dec '11 9:48:41 PM by MCE

Eyes, you have two of them, so if there's a functionality issue with risks of rejection, I imagine people will want to try it with one eye and see whether it goes wrong.

Anyway. This will lend massive heaps of extra credibility points for email spams.

MCE: No, I meant I could drink and not have to worry about liver damage and when the one I had gave out, I could get a new one.

Think of replacing tires after wearing them out through street racing, to use a metaphor.

If I had a faulty body part, then yeah! I think Freaky Is Cool anyway, so I wouldn't mind cat eyes or anything like that. Getting stared at would probably wear me down though, but if replacements were a common thing, it wouldn't be so big a deal.

I've got some pretty bad nearsightedness, but I don't think I'd have my eyes replaced over it. Might go for it if it got a lot worse though. And everything else is functioning properly.

To be honest, I don't think I'd get anything replaced unless it was flat-out dead.

My preferred combination is "cybernetic body + human brain", the reason being that robotics are much further ahead than biotechnology. I can't really see, for example, making living tissue immune to high temperatures, while making a Nigh-Invulnerable (disclaimer: exaggeration) robot is another story.
I would probably also replace my brain with Nanomachines, if I could answer a philosophical question: considering that replacing one neuron with a perfect nanorobotic replica would still keep me self-aware (from my POV, not yours!), would I still be conscious if I replace my brain cell-by-cell? If not, how much is acceptable? I don't think we need to replace that much to make a neuro-interface. I'd be the king of the Net!


And yeah, I'd totally replace those goddamn eyes. -_-

It seems to me that we need more information. You're being very vague; what exactly would be downsides associated with various body parts?

The replacements look monstrous and they may have extras in the from of claws, poisonous spikes, the ability to see the dead, craving for blood and so on. These, however are not consistent, you could end up with no extra features at all.

A rough list of possible extras/appearances for various limbs is below, bear in mind you might not get any of them.

eyes

Appearance: all black, cat eye, snake eye, all black, all white, goat eye, etc

Side effects/ extras: night vision, Vein-o-Vision, seeing dead people, no colour vision

ears

Appearance: pointed, cat like, finned

Side effects/ extras: different hearing range

Arms/hands

Appearance: scaly, hairy, spikes

Side effects/ extras: spikes, claws, gecko like gripping ability,

Feet/ Legs

Appearance: scaly, hairy, spikes

Side effects/ extras: spikes, claws, gecko like gripping ability,

internal organs (digestion)

Side effects/ extras: odd cravings, black blood

other internal organs

Side effects/ extras:black blood, spooky voice, personality changes

edited 30th Dec '11 3:09:43 AM by MCE

I'd like artificial eyes which could suddenly jump out of their sockets at my command. And then I'd scare the fuck out of everyone.

Add to that stretching arms and you be a living cartoon character.

How are these "downsides" exactly?

Yeah, I'm not seeing the bad here. Bring it on. All of it.

I never described them as 'downsides' only side effects/extras/extra functionality. One person might consider having poisonous spikes (like a lion fish) an advantage or a curse. Same with seeing the dead.

A downside is a side effect you don't like.

Well, you did list those side effects in response to the question "what are the downsides"... How else is one supposed to interpret that, then?

And on second thought, I would consider seeing the dead and personality changes as downsides, as those are clearly unintended psychological disorders.

Everything bolded is an effect I'd have a problem with:

edited 29th Dec '11 4:19:44 PM by tropetown

By taking it as a response to the question as a whole? Honestly, no pleasing some people...

Depends. Do you see those changes, that can result form real life heart replacement, as a psychological disorder? Also if the dead (i.e ghosts) are real, why would being able to see them be classed as a psychological disorder? Unless we have systems build in to stop us seeing them I guess.

edited 30th Dec '11 3:15:11 AM by MCE

Personality change is certainly a downside. I'm pretty scared of thinking that The Mind Is a Plaything of the Body (even though it is) - the second you are aware that your perception was tampered with, you can't even be sure whether you are not a Brain in a Jar yet. The same goes for your personality, even though the new you may like it.

edited 30th Dec '11 4:07:55 AM by dryunya

I wouldn't mind astetic changes as long as it is not too obvious, But those "secondary effects" and "personality changes" put my final descision at ABSOLUTELY NOT!

Disclaimer: (Part 13, subsection 13): Side effects not guaranteed. One side effect per replacement part maximum. Personality changes limited to replacement hearts or spinal matter (usually). The management takes no responsibility for replacement parts having better taste in clothes, shoes or ice cream. Product is sold 'as is' and cannot be described as 'not cool enough'. Organ/limb assignment is random with regards to individual compatibility. Conventional number of digits not guaranteed.

If I were involved in such a situation... well, only when otherwise the originals would be broken beyond relief.

bold = probably want/ok with it, italics = do not want.

eyes Appearance: all black, cat eye, snake eye, all black, all white, goat eye, etc Side effects/ extras: night vision, Vein-O-Vision, seeing dead people, no colour vision

ears Appearance: pointed, cat like, finned Side effects/ extras: different hearing range

Arms/hands Appearance: scaly, hairy, spikes Side effects/ extras: spikes, claws, gecko like gripping ability,

Feet/ Legs Appearance: scaly, hairy, spikes Side effects/ extras: spikes, claws, gecko like gripping ability,

internal organs (digestion) Side effects/ extras: odd cravings, black blood

other internal organs Side effects/ extras: black blood, spooky voice, personality changes

edited 30th Dec '11 8:20:19 AM by kct43